South Carolina on Alert as 43 Monkeys Escape Research Facility
Forty-three Rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, South Carolina, after a worker left their enclosure door open. The monkeys, which are not carrying diseases, have been spotted in the area but remain uncaptured. Police have advised locals to avoid approaching the animals, which are described as harmless but easily startled. This incident follows a similar escape of 11 monkeys from the same facility in 2022.